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In Greek mythology, Eudoros (Ancient Greek: Εὔδωρος) was the second of Achilles' five commanders at the Trojan War.

Family

Eudoros was a demigod, the son of Hermes and Polymele, who danced in Artemis' choir. Polymele's father Phylas brought him up after she married Echekles.

Mythology

According to the Iliad, Eudoros commanded ten penteconters and five hundred Myrmidons. In Book XVI of the Iliad, when Patroclus readies Achilles' men, Homer talks about him for fourteen lines – more than any of the other commanders in this passage. He is also the second most notable of the five, beaten only by Phoenix. Eudoros was very fast, and a good fighter.

Notes

1. Homer, Iliad 16.179 ff.

References

• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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